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The Lion King National Tour in San Francisco – Broke Box Office Records
The Lion King national tour of set a new box office record, selling $2,100,980 in tickets during the week ending December 30 while playing at San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre. The figure ranks as the highest weekly domestic gross in the tour’s 10-year history. The blockbuster show will go on to play Austin TX (January 16 to February 10, 2013), Detroit MI (February 14 to March 10, 2013), Omaha NE (March 12 to April 07, 2013) and Appleton WI (April 09 to May 05, 2013) in 2013.
The Lion King is the story of Simba, a young lion prince who idolizes his kingly father, while youthfully shirking the responsibility his position in life requires. When an unthinkable tragedy, orchestrated by Simba’s wicked uncle, takes his father’s life, Simba flees the Pride Lands, leaving the life he knew behind. Simba starts anew, but the weight of responsibility comes to find him as an adult, and Simba must eventually fulfill his destiny to be king. The score by Elton John and Tim Rice features the songs “The Circle of Life” and “Can You Feel The Love Tonight?”
The show stars Jelani Remy as Simba, Derek Smith as Scar, Dionne Randolph as Mufasa, Buyi Zama as Rafiki, Syndee Winters as Nala, Ben Lipitz as Pumbaa and Nick Cordileone as Timon. The production is directed by Tony winner Julie Taymor.
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Lion King will be in San Francisco through January 13, 2013. Buy Lion King Orpheum Theater San Francisco Tickets Online at discounted prices. SAVE $10 on Lion King San Francisco CA Tickets on orders of $350 or more by using code AFF$10.
Lion King National Tour Cast Wishes Happy New Year 2013 – Video by Broadwayworld.com
The Lion King musical national tour currently performing at Orpheum Theater San Francisco through January 13, 2013. The Lion King returns to San Francisco for the first time since its triumphant 43-week run at the SHN Orpheum Theatre in 2004. The cast of the National Tour took a moment to wish everyone a Happy New Year. Watch the Video below:
The video includes messages from host Michael Hollick (Standby Scar/Pumbaa), Syndee Winters (Nala), Jelani Remy (Simba), Mark David Kaplan (Zazu), Rashada Dawan (Shenzi), Tony Freeman (Understudy Pumbaa, Scar, Timon and Zazu), Electra Weston (Ensemble/Understudy Sarabi), Tonoccus McClain (Ensemble) and Selena Moshell (Ensemble).
THE LION KING features Derek Smith as “Scar”, Dionne Randolph as “Mufasa”, Buyi Zama as “Rafiki”, Mark David Kaplan as “Zazu”, Ben Lipitz as “Pumbaa”, Nick Cordileone as “Timon”, Jelani Remy as “Simba”, Syndee Winters as “Nala”, Keith Bennett as “Banzai”, Rashada Dawan as “Shenzi” and Robbie Swift as “Ed.” The role of “Young Simba” is alternated between Zavion J. Hill and Adante Power and the role of “Young Nala” is alternated between Sade Phillip-Demorcy and Kailah McFadden.
Lion King musical will be performing at Orpheum Theater San Francisco through January 13, 2013. Buy Lion King San Francisco CA Tickets Online – SAVE $10 when you spend $350 or more, Use code AFF$10.
Lion King the Musical Video Behind the Scenes
The Lion King musical returned to San Francisco on November 01, 2012. The Lion King return engagement will continue at Orpheum Theatre – San Francisco through Sunday, January 13, 2013.
It’s one of the world’s most successful musicals. 65 million people from across the world have seen the Lion King stage show. More than 31 thousand have already packed into the Palace Theatre in Manchester since it opened a fortnight ago.
It includes all the favourites from the film including ‘Circle of Life’, ‘Can you feel the love Tonight’ and, of course, ‘Hakuna Matata’.
Here is the backstage video on Vimeo.com
Tickets are still available for the San Francisco return engagement, which concludes on January 13, 2013. Buy Lion King Orpheum Theater San Francisco Tickets Online at discounted prices. SAVE $10 on Lion King San Francisco CA Tickets when you spend $350+ by using code AFF$10.
The Lion King Sets Box Office Record at Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco
The North American tour of Disney’s The Lion King broke the box office record at Orpheum Theater in San Francisco. Lion King with only eight performances the week ending November 25, became the highest grossing show for a Broadway engagement, grossing $1,674,059. This marks the first time the record has been broken since January 30, 2010. The Broadway hit Musical, Lion King concludes it’s San Francisco CA run on January 13, 2013.
Tickets are still available for the remaining seven weeks of San Francisco return engagement, which concludes on January 13, 2013. Buy Lion King San Francisco CA Tickets Online at discounted prices. SAVE $10 on Lion King Orpheum Theater San Francisco Ticket Orders of $350 or more by using code AFF$10.
Lion King Dazzles with Pride, Joy – Musical at Orpheum Theatre Review
Lion King is currently performing at Orpheum Theatre – San Francisco stage and continue through Sunday, January 13, 2013. SF Examiner Arts Editor Leslie Katz reviewed the musical as ‘Lion King’ dazzles with pride, joy. Here is the review:
It’s easy to understand why the show, at the Orpheum Theatre through Jan. 13, is the biggest Broadway money-maker of all time.
“The Lion King” isn’t your basic musical: It’s a gigantic, fluid piece of visual art for kids and adults. It also happens to have catchy songs and a touching and funny book based on a huge hit animated family film.
Director-puppet maker-costume designer and co-lyricist Julie Taymor is a genius. Her extraordinary reinvention of the Disney movie about the lion cub Simba’s tumultuous coming of age exemplifies the unthinkable heights to which the creative mind can soar.
From the first strains of Rafiki’s (Buyi Zama) opening song “Circle of Life.” and the grand entrance of the most amazing ever life-sized puppet animals – an elephant, rhino, giraffes, antelopes, a cheetah – the audience is mesmerized.
These aren’t big plush toys. Taymor and puppet design partner Michael Curry’s creations are both naturalistic and fantastic. Ingeniously composed using carefully calibrated masks and fabric, they complement, rather than cover up, the actors. At least half the fun of the show is trying to figure out how the performers manipulate their complex outerwear.
The dancers’ costumes are equally amazing. Wearing headdresses of squares of sprouting blades, they set the stage in African grasslands in an opening scene.
With a book attributed to Roger Allers (movie co-director) and Irene Mecchi (screenplay co-writer), there are nods to the cartoon: Wisecracking meerkat Timon (Nick Cordileone) and sidekick warthog Pumbaa (Ben Lipitz), who befriend Simba (Jelani Remy) after he’s banished from his home, have a cute shtick and clearly resemble their movie counterparts.
But “The Lion King’s” unending wonder is in its ingenuity, from an amazingly crafted, massive stampede in which Simba’s noble father Mufasa (Dionna Randolph) dies, all the way down to a teeny, scurrying shadow puppet mouse.
The score, including the ballad “Can You Feel the Love Tonight,” the feel-good “Hakuna Matata” and African-flavored act-openers “Circle of Life” and “One by One,” sounds terrific sung by the powerfully voiced cast.
Read the complete review {Via SFExaminer.com}
Lion King will be in San Francisco CA will continue through January 13, 2013. Buy Lion King Orpheum Theatre San Francisco Tickets Online at discounted prices – Save $10 on Orders of $350 or more, Use code AFF$10.
The Lion King will be at San Francisco from November 1, 2012 to January 13, 2013
The Lion King will return to San Francisco next month November 01, 2012. Casting has been announced for the San Francisco return engagement of Disney’s THE LION KING. Lion King Musical will leap on to the Orpheum Theatre – San Francisco stage from Thursday, November 1, 2012 to Sunday, January 13, 2013. The Lion King return engagement is for the first time since its triumphant 43-week run at the SHN Orpheum Theatre in 2004.
Lion King San Francisco CA Cast Update: The production features Derek Smith as “Scar”, Dionne Randolph as “Mufasa”, Buyi Zama as “Rafiki”, Mark David Kaplan as “Zazu”, Ben Lipitz as “Pumbaa”, Nick Cordileone as “Timon”, Jelani Remy as “Simba”, Syndee Winters as “Nala”, Keith Bennett as “Banzai”, Rashada Dawan as “Shenzi” and Robbie Swift as “Ed.” The role of “Young Simba” is alternated between Zavion J. Hill and Adante Power and the role of “Young Nala” is alternated between Sade Phillip-Demorcy and Kailah McFadden.
The Lion King Orpheum Theatre San Francisco Schedule:
Tuesday to Saturday Evenings – 8:00 PM
Saturday Matinees – 2:00 PM
Sunday Matinees – 1:00 PM
Special performance on Friday, January 4, 2013 at 2:00 PM
Visit here for complete Lion King San Francisco Schedule.
The North American touring productions of The Lion King have been seen by more than 14 million theatergoers and grossed over $928 million to date. Having already played more than 70 cities across North America, The Lion King now proudly makes its San Francisco return at the SHN Orpheum Theatre.
Lion King performances at Orpheum Theatre – San Francisco will continue through January 13, 2013. Buy Lion King San Francisco CA Tickets Online at discounted prices.
